Hashim Amla and Alviro Petersen guided South Africa to their first win of the International Masters League on Monday.
After restricting England to 157-6 in their 20 overs, the South Africans lost Henry Davids (golden duck) and captain Jacques Kallis (eight) cheaply.
But 41-year-old Amla (82* off 55 balls) and 44-year-old Petersen (56 off 41) put on 113 runs for the third wicket to help South Africa reach the target with 11 balls to spare.
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Earlier, Vernon Philander, Garnett Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Thandi Tshabalala and Davids each picked up a wicket, with Tim Ambrose (53 off 45 balls) top scoring for England.
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South Africa’s first win in three matches moves them up to fourth on the log.
Their next fixture in the six-team, 18-match T20 tournament is against Australia, also in Vadodara, on Friday.
The top four teams on the log will qualify for the semi-finals.
SA Masters fixtures and results
Lost to Sri Lanka by seven wickets
Lost to India by eight wickets
Beat England seven wickets
7 March: vs Australia, Vadodara
11 March: vs West Indies, Raipur
13/14 March: Semi-finals
16 March: Final
International Masters League squads:
South Africa: Jacques Kallis (c), Alviro Petersen, Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, Jacques Rudolph, Jonty Rhodes, JP Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dane Vilas, Morne van Wyk, Eddie Leie, Garnett Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Thandi Tshabalala.
India squad: Sachin Tendulkar (c), Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vinay Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhimanyu Mithun.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (c), Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ashan Priyanjan, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Thirimanne, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Seekkuge Prasanna, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Dhammika Prasad, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Chaturanga de Silva.
West Indies: Brian Lara (c), Chris Gayle, Kirk Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Chadwick Walton, Denesh Ramdin, Williams Perkins, Fidel Edwards, Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best.
Australia: Shane Watson (c), Callum Ferguson, Nathan Reardon, Shaun Marsh, Ben Cutting, Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Peter Nevill, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Bryce McGain, James Pattinson, Jason Krejza, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty.
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Darren Maddy, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Tim Bresnan, Phil Mustard, Tim Ambrose, Boyd Rankin, Chris Schofield, Chris Tremlett, Monty Panesar, Ryan Sidebottom, Steve Finn, Stuart Meaker.
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